Well they did it!
Just got an email from S&W and they are now going to offer no lock revolvers.
M10, 19 and 36.
I guess that’s all for now but if they sell a bunch maybe they’ll produce more….
New no lock S&W revolvers
Funny. From time, to time while I worked for Ira, he’d get in brand new no lock S&W revolvers. When I mentioned to him that I thought they were no longer made, he replied “they’re rare, but I can get them in once in a while”. GARY
I think they were only J-frames and, maybe, some performance center guns.
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I think you’re right on the J frames. But it amazed me in the S&W catalog towards the back, they have a classic page showing their “classic” guns. Specifically the model 29 with mention of Dirty Harry, & it had a lock. Sacrilegious. GARY
I’ve shot a lot of 38 special and 357 mag rounds through my S&W revolvers with locks but I have never had any problem with them. I have also never seen problems happen to others.
The most common problem I see with revolvers is broken firing pins followed by unscrewing extractor rod.
The most common problem I see with revolvers is broken firing pins followed by unscrewing extractor rod.
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The biggest reported and documented locking up problems were in the lightweight.44mag shooting heavy loads. Michael Bane documented his issues years ago. I think some of the bigger guns (460 and 500) had issues more rarely.rug357 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:11 am I’ve shot a lot of 38 special and 357 mag rounds through my S&W revolvers with locks but I have never had any problem with them. I have also never seen problems happen to others.
The most common problem I see with revolvers is broken firing pins followed by unscrewing extractor rod.
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